Sweetness defines the appeal of citrus, and it is the soluble sugars in the pulp that set the tone for flavor. This study ...

Ethylene, once thought of solely as the “ripening hormone,” is now taking center stage in a broader developmental narrative.

Theanine—a rare amino acid that gives tea its smooth umami taste and calming effects—is more vulnerable to soil nutrients ...

Manual harvesting remains a major bottleneck in muscadine grape production, accounting for up to 40% of production costs.

A research group led by The University of Osaka has discovered that the DNA repair enzyme Polβ plays a crucial role in ...

As aging progresses, the quality of DNA and proteins inside cells declines, known to be the cause of various degenerative ...

Plants owe much of their scent, defense, and signaling power to terpenoids—a diverse group of chemicals made by terpene synthases (TPSs). But where ...